Gloucester-bound prop Val Rapava Ruskin has been charged by the RFU after allegedly pushing a referee.

Rapava Ruskin, who is thought to be on the reserve list for England’s upcoming tour to Argentina, he was cited after Worcester’s Premiership match against Newcastle at the weekend for pushing match official Greg Garner in the back with both hands.

He will appear before a three-person RFU Disciplinary panel, chaired by Daniel White, charged with acts contrary to good sportsmanship, law 10.4(m) in Bristol on Wednesday, May 3 at 6.30pm.

It means Rapava Ruskin could miss his final game for Worcester against Leicester this weekend if he is suspended and it could possibly carry over to next season once he joins Gloucester, depending on the severity of a possible ban.